Wake Forest University College of Arts and Sciences

Academic Requirements – ENV Science

Academic Requirements

Environmental Program faculty believe that most students who are interested in studying in the environmental areas are best served by pursuing a core major partnered with rigorous courses constituting an interdisciplinary environmental minor. Students can chose either of two tracts: an Interdisciplinary Minor in Environmental Science or an Interdisciplinary Minor in Environmental Studies, which focuses more on the humanities and economic aspects of the environment. The Environmental Science or the Environmental Studies Minor, coupled with a liberal arts major, is designed to prepare students for careers in the environmental sciences, law, public health, public policy,and public administration, and to develop attitudes and values consistent with a sustainable environmental future.

Interdisciplinary Minor in Environmental Sciences

Requirements for the Environmental Science Minor

The following two courses are required for the environmental science minor. For course descriptions, see the relevant department’s listings in this Bulletin.

ENV 201. Environmental Issues. (3h)

CHM/PHY 120. Physics and Chemistry of the Environment. (4h)

A total of eighteen hours (including eight hours of elective courses) is required for the minor. The following courses can serve as electives for the environmental science minor. Additional elective courses may have been approved. The program director maintains a complete list of all approved elective courses. For course descriptions, see the relevant department’s listings in this bulletin.